This list of terms has been compiled as we trawled through the literature, digital media sites, e-Learning platforms and course material in an attempt to understand the Web 2.0 environment in enough detail to produce this quality Wiki for your amusement (I mean use!). The enormity of information has been overwhelming, but in the same instance the level of application we can see in applying these mediums in our current academic roles is exponential. We have learnt so much about the application of the Web 2.0 environment in academia we cannot see any way but forward. Engagement of our students by utilising these platforms is about to be transformed; but more importantly , we both want to to see peers colleagues and academics within the tertiary sector breakdown the walls of the office and classroom, and learn to build creative e-learning networks, which unerpins the concept of lifelong learning.
As such our glossary is both informative and interactive, but basic in layout with both visual and auditory components. Recognise the icons? Some you will, others may be new, even to the Millennial 'tech savvy' audience. Regardless, this list of 20 descriptors comes directly from our readings, and we have been nothing less than fascinated by everything we have come across. As such we have outlined the term, it's associated icon if it has one; a basic definition and a web link, as well as a You Tube Tutorial / video providing examples of its application to e-learning. To demonstrate contemporary use we have also identified a Google insight which outlines the increasing use of the term over the last 5 years.
Please take your time to read, learn and enjoy the content...
Term
Icon
Definition
Weblink
You Tube Tutorial
Ajax
JavaScript is described as the scripting language of the Web.
JavaScript is used in billions of Web pages to add functionality, run applications, validate forms, communicate with the server, and much more.
A small program or application usually written in Java, that runs on a Web browser and powers many of features (such as animation or computation). It downloads quickly and can be used by any computer equipped with a Java or ActiveXenabled browser. Applets are found both online andoffline (for example, the calculator on Windows 95 is an applet).
A nice look at how to turn Angelina Jolie into a Navi....but it can be any cartoonish creature.
CAPTCHA
This refers to those crazy letters and numbers you have to decipher and type in when filling out a form on the web. It is a mechanism used to check whether or not you are human and is used to prevent spam. Stands for Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart
Cloud computing is a model for enabling universal network access on-demand, to a group of computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that is fast and requires minimal management effort or service provider interaction.
The term combines the words 'course' with 'software'. It can refer to an entire course and any additional material when used in reference an online or 'computer formatted' classroom.
Courseware can include:
Material for instructor-led classes
Material for self-directed computer-based training (CBT)
Web sites that offer interactive tutorials
Material that is coordinated with distance learning, such as live classes conducted over the Internet
Hypermedia is a computer-based information retrieval system that enables a user to gain or provide access to texts, audio and video recordings, photographs and computer graphics related to a particular subject. The www itself is an example of hypermedia.
HTML is hypertext mark-up language that uses tags to structure text into headings, paragraphs, lists, and links. It tells a Web browser how to display text and images. You can see a Web page's HTML code if you select "view source" from the View menu in your Web browser.
Metadata is structured data which describes the characteristics of a resource. "A metadata record consists of a number of pre-defined elements representing specific attributes of a resource, and each element can have one or more values."
A newsreader gathers the news frommultiple blogs or news sites via RSS (see below),allowing readers to access all their news from a singleweb site or program. Online newsreaders (likeBloglines, Pluck, or Newsgator) are web sites that letyou read RSS feeds from within your web browser.Desktop newsreaders download the news to your computer, and let you read your news inside adedicated software program.
Cloud based presentation software with a zoomable canvas. A great alternative to Power Point, it allows the presenter to be interactive and engage their audience.
"Really Simple Syndication"This is a newsfeed format in which internet users can subscribe to a websites updates.
Richardson, 2010
Search Engine
A Web site (actually a program) that acts as a card catalog for the Internet. Search engines attempt to index and locate desired information by searching for the keywords a user specifies.
Virtual social worlds in which players become residents in order to create an identity, meet people, buy land and build their own environment or purchase an existing one.Known as a "massively multiplayer online role playing game" (MMORPG), it offers users total freedom to create and interact as if they were living another life. These tools are being recognised for their value in socialization, social networking, entertainment, collaboration, and business development.
A torrent is an incomplete file of any type sent using what is termed a Bit Torrent protocol. Torrents are different from regular downloads in that they are usually downloaded from more than one server at a time. The Bit Torrent protocol uses multiple computers to transfer a single file, thereby reducing the bandwidth required by each server. When a torrent download is started, the BitTorrent system locates multiple computers on the Internet with the file and downloads different parts of the file from each computer.
Free online university developed by a Stanford University professor, but now completely independent. They teach how to build a Search Engine in 7 weeks.
A stand-alone application that can be embedded into third party sites by any user on a page where they have rights of authorship (e.g. a webpage, blog, or profile on a social media site).
Our glossary as we find it....
This list of terms has been compiled as we trawled through the literature, digital media sites, e-Learning platforms and course material in an attempt to understand the Web 2.0 environment in enough detail to produce this quality Wiki for your amusement (I mean use!). The enormity of information has been overwhelming, but in the same instance the level of application we can see in applying these mediums in our current academic roles is exponential. We have learnt so much about the application of the Web 2.0 environment in academia we cannot see any way but forward. Engagement of our students by utilising these platforms is about to be transformed; but more importantly , we both want to to see peers colleagues and academics within the tertiary sector breakdown the walls of the office and classroom, and learn to build creative e-learning networks, which unerpins the concept of lifelong learning.
As such our glossary is both informative and interactive, but basic in layout with both visual and auditory components. Recognise the icons? Some you will, others may be new, even to the Millennial 'tech savvy' audience. Regardless, this list of 20 descriptors comes directly from our readings, and we have been nothing less than fascinated by everything we have come across. As such we have outlined the term, it's associated icon if it has one; a basic definition and a web link, as well as a You Tube Tutorial / video providing examples of its application to e-learning. To demonstrate contemporary use we have also identified a Google insight which outlines the increasing use of the term over the last 5 years.
Please take your time to read, learn and enjoy the content...
JavaScript is used in billions of Web pages to add functionality, run applications, validate forms, communicate with the server, and much more.
A nice look at how to turn Angelina Jolie into a Navi....but it can be any cartoonish creature.
Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart
Courseware can include:
You can see a Web page's HTML code if you select "view source" from the View menu in your Web browser.
"A metadata record consists of a number of pre-defined elements representing specific attributes of a resource, and each element can have one or more values."
Online newsreaders (likeBloglines, Pluck, or Newsgator) are web sites that letyou read RSS feeds from within your web browser.Desktop newsreaders download the news to your computer, and let you read your news inside adedicated software program.
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"a general method for conceptual description or modeling of information that is implemented in web resources, using a variety of syntax formats"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_Description_Framework
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resource_Description_Framework
These tools are being recognised for their value in socialization, social networking, entertainment, collaboration, and business development.
http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=Second+Life&i=56985,00.asp
When a torrent download is started, the BitTorrent system locates multiple computers on the Internet with the file and downloads different parts of the file from each computer.